Legal enactment dates for counties often vary from effec-tive date of organization and beginning of record maintenance. The latter date is the one reflected in the following chart. Inventory sheets from the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives and the Kentucky Historical Society were used for beginning dates of some records. Land records may pre-date county organization because records were transferred from the parent county.

Dates given for court records may apply to one of many court records located in the county seat (see Kentucky Court Records). Not all records are extant from the first date given.

For all records, it is advisable to direct correspondence to the county official at the county courthouse address listed in the following chart to determine present location and availability of records. In many cases, the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives will hold either the original or microfilm records.

The Historical Records Survey, Guide to Public Vital Records in Kentucky (Louisville: Historical Records Survey, 1942) was used to extract some information found in the following county listing. County formation information comes from Wendell Holmes Rone, Sr., An Historical Atlas of Kentucky and Her Counties (Mayfield, Ky.: Mayfield Printing Co., 1965). It contains photographs, chronologically arranged maps, and historical data from 1772 through 1856. Campbell and Kenton counties have two county courthouses.

Microfilmed county records in the Family History Library collection were used to confirm dates of extant records for each Kentucky county. Although in some cases one or more published works cover a broader period, dates shown reflect those of original documents microfilmed in the county repository. In a few cases, the earliest date may be for an order book or survey rather than more substantial court minutes or deeds.

Map

County

County Address

Date Formed

Parent County(ies)

Birth

Marriage

Death

Land

Probate

Court

E7

Adair

424 Public Sq., Columbia 42728-1451

1802

Green

1852

1802

1852

1801

1804

1802

D8

Allen

201 W. Main St./P.O. Box 336, Scottsville 42164-0336

1815

Barren/Warren

1852

1815

1852

1816

1815

1826

F5

Anderson

151 S. Main St., Lawrenceburg 40342-1192

1827

Franklin/Mercer/Washington

1852

1827

1852

1827

1827

1827

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A2

Ballard

424 Court St./P.O. Box 145, Wickliffe 42087-0145

1842

Hickman/McCracken

1853

1853

1853

1842

1842

1842

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